Policy 7.3 The Key Service Centres
The Key Service Centres of Acle, Blofield, Brundall, Hethersett, Hingham, Loddon / Chedgrave, Poringland / Framingham Earl, Reepham and Wroxham will continue to be developed to enhance their function as places to live and providers of employment and services to serve the settlement and its hinterland,with significant levels of development expected to take place in the majority of centres. This will provide for a minimum of 3,679 additional homes and sites for 11.8 hectares of employment / commercial land and related infrastructure.
The main areas for development are:
Housing
|
Key Service Centre |
Existing deliverable commitment (including uplift + delivery 2018/19) |
New allocations |
Total deliverable housing commitment 2018 - 2038 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Acle |
200 |
340 |
540 |
|
Blofield |
301 |
15 |
316 |
|
Brundall |
175 |
0 |
175 |
|
Hethersett |
1,375 |
0 |
1,375 |
|
Hingham |
20 |
100 |
120 |
|
Loddon / Chedgrave |
206 |
240 |
446 |
|
Poringland / Framingham Earl |
547 |
0 |
547 |
|
Reepham |
155 |
0 |
155 |
|
Wroxham |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
Total |
2,984 |
695 |
3,679 |
The sites to meet the above targets are in the GNLP Sites document.
Other residential development will be acceptable elsewhere within settlement boundaries subject to meeting the criteria of other policies in the development plan.
Employment
|
Key Service Centre |
Existing undeveloped employment allocations (hectares, April 2018) |
New allocations (hectares) |
Total employment allocations (hectares)
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Acle |
0.7 |
0 |
0.7 |
|
Hingham |
2.2 |
0 |
2.2 |
|
Loddon / Chedgrave |
1.8 |
0 |
1.8 |
|
Poringland / Framingham Earl |
4.3 |
0 |
4.3 |
|
Reepham |
2.8 |
0 |
2.8 |
|
Total |
11.8 |
0 |
11.8 |
Other small-scale employment development will be acceptable in principle elsewhere in the key service centres subject to meeting other policies in the development plan.
Enhancements to the multi-functional green infrastructure network will be provided by development to contribute to the strategic network as set out in maps 8A and B and to linking local networks.